ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Essential Questions help us organize our thinking and approach curricular design through creative choice that highlight the focus of a course or a unit of study. The best essential questions are open-ended and provocative, written in "kid-friendly" language, and designed to focus instruction for uncovering the important ideas of the content. FROM RUBICON ATLAS

Essential Questions Encourage:

•     New Thinking
•     Genuine Inquiry
•     Fresh Insights
•     Stimulating Ideas
•     Motivated Learners
•     Active Debate
•     Intellectual Engagement

Visit our public mapping database for sample curriculum maps with essential questions:
lsa-public.rubiconatlas.org

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